Belt drive

[al]

Hi,

Anyone using a belt drive system?

How is it?

I only ask as i was talking this morning with friends, yes i do have some!
and one asked if it would be noisy,squeeky?
This is important to someone as anal as myself cos rattles, bangs and squeeks on bikes drive me mad!

Cheers,Al

 

[P20]

Never seen one in the flesh, but you do need a specific frame as there isn't anyway of joining the belt. So therefore you need some kind of split stay or e-stay arrangement. There's also been some questions about the high tensions needed to keep the belt in place and the effect that this has on the bb and hub bearings. :roll:

So don't know if that helps, probably not :?

 

[al]

Thanks for that.

I know of the technical pitfalls and have a frame in mind.This is a subject and project i have skirted around for a long time.
There are a few off the shelf bikes available at the moment.
Trek are offering an urban bike for 09 that with a few tweeks would do the job.But there is nothing like cobbling together random tat and making something out of it!

I live my life by it!!

I am thinking of cutting and shutting a steel frame at the moment. With a little help from someone who knows what the hell they are doing!

Cheers,Al

 

[yo-eddy]

Rody at groovycycleworks is building one at the moment if 'm correct.... maybe wait and see what he finds out
He's gonna use S&S couplers on the chainstays for belt replacement :shock:
cheers Roy

 

[al]

Thanks Roy,

I have thought about S+S couplings not sure about diameters ie chain/seatstays?
Also they arent cheap,not that that is a real issue but i think i will go down the hacksaw welder road.Just cos the idea of people trying to figure out how the hell i got the belt on is too good to pass up!

I will use something cheap and cheerful to chop up like a stumpjumper or apollo! So no harm done.

Cheers,Al

 

[cchris2lou]

I think Orange are working on it .

and there a few systems in America too .

 

[kaiser]

I saw this on singletrack today


http://www.singletrackworld.com/article.php?sid=3006#

few pics down

 

[al]

Lovely pictures!

Just one question,do they squeak or not?

Me.

 

[andy.w]

Not belt drive but shaft ala BMW:
http://www.zerocycles.co.uk/schematic.p ... c5b6aa89af

 

[al]

Hi Andy,

Shaft drive just looks heavy and complicated? I am trying to make things as simple as possible so as not to tax my brain too much!

Does belt drive squeak?

Al.